Nancy Mutarelli in the office of James Farmer informs Warren of a clerical mix-up that has delayed scheduling an interview; she suggests times for the interview. A manuscript note in Warren's hand appears at the bottom of the document.

Due to James Farmer's travels to Africa, CORE Community Relations Director Marvin Rich clarifies some details for Warren. He discusses Freedom Rides, sit-ins, and other activities. He mentions Gordon Carey, Dr. Simpkins, Pat and Priscilla Stevens, Medgar Evers, James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and a publication by Helen Buckler. He encloses reading materials.

Jacquelyne Clarke of Jackston State College replies to corresponence from Warren. She discusses These Rights They Seek. Returning the transcripts of Warren's interview with the Jackson students, she mentions that thirteen of the sixteen had been able to view, revise, and attempt to identify speakers, although the second part of interview session two had not been sent to her....

Nan Talese discusses SNCC screening policies for voter registration workers and mentions David Halberstram, Bruce Hanson of the National Council of Churches, and Robert Moses. She mentions directions for workers at a workshop in Oxford, Ohio, and notes that she will see Warren "Friday."

Gilbert Moses discusses his corrections to the transcripts and provides information about sponsorship of the Free Southern Theater.
The letter is dated June 4th, but no year appears. The interview with Moses was dated February 1964, but it is unclear when Warren sent the transcripts, so the long delay in returning them (which Moses mentions in the letter) could suggest a date in...

Warren replies to editorial cuts. He defends the inclusion in the book--and the broader significance--of Powell, Wilkins, Farmer, and Rowan. He points out that a suggested area to cut from the Martin Luther King, Jr., section actually "put his whole action in Montgomery in perspective." He also defends the need for "some sort of summing up" and an...

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